Global advances in integrative medicine and health
January 1, 2024
Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Benjamin C Nephew, Justin J Polcari et al.
3 citations
African American/Black participants with chronic pain and depression who took part in Integrative Medical Group Visits (IMGV) showed reduced pain severity from baseline to 9 weeks, a change not seen in White participants. However, White participants experienced reduced pain severity from 9 to 21 weeks, while African American/Black participants showed no significant change during that later period. At baseline, African American/Black participants had higher pain severity and differed in age, work status, and comorbidities. The findings suggest race-based differences in response to mindfulness-based integrative treatments, highlighting the need for further investigation into how such heterogeneity relates to health disparities.
Frontiers in public health
January 1, 2025
Richa Gawande, Felipe Kalatauma Rosario, Carlos Santiago et al.
1 citation
A community-based peer-led mindfulness intervention called Mandela Yoga, co-developed by Black and Brown yoga teachers, therapists, and community leaders with lived experience of recovery, incarceration, chronic illness, and racism, was implemented as part of a Federally Qualified Health Center reentry program for men of color recently released from incarceration. A qualitative analysis of a 12-week implementation documented attendance and conducted interviews with the peer facilitator and one participant. Four key themes emerged: breath and mind-body connection leading to presence; consistency; peer connection; and agency and positive action. Mandela Yoga shows promise as a mind-body-community intervention for communities of color in recovery and post-incarceration.
Frontiers in psychology
January 1, 2025
Diane Joss, Joseph Rosansky, Paula Gardiner et al.
1 citation
Among people with opioid use disorder receiving buprenorphine, those who also took part in a 24-week online mindfulness-based intervention showed a specific chain of symptom improvement linked to their history of adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Higher ACE severity was associated with greater reductions in self-critical rumination by week 8, which then predicted reduced pain catastrophizing by week 16, and less pain interference by week 24. This pathway was not seen in a matched recovery support control group. Both groups experienced significant reductions in depression, anxiety, and other symptoms, but only in the mindfulness group did ACE severity predict changes in self-critical rumination, suggesting this may be a key target for treatment.